This month, the guys look at the effects of gaming on physical health and whether Ben's mid-gaming consumption of junk food is more likely due to him being a glutton, and Dooban tells of his experiences in Korea and the Korean's love of esports

08: Video Game Nostalgia and Gaming to Make a Better World

Aug 4th, 2021 55m 53s

This month, the guys deep dive the world of indie games and compare the inner workings of the independent video game industry to that of triple A titles, and Doobs makes us all feel really old by looking at growing up and the effect it has on o

07: Video Game Nostalgia and Gaming to Make a Better World

Jul 7th, 2021 55m 18s

This month, the guys take a trip down memory lane while discussing gaming nostalgia, and Chris tries to convince Alex that playing billions of additional hours of video games can make a better world, as well as the usual quizzes, facts, feature

06: Cheating and Cloud Gaming & the Paradox of Choice

Jun 2nd, 2021 1h 4m

This month, the guys welcome Madeleine Mills to the team because Alex was hit by a bus or something. They also discuss cheating, cheaters and the cheated of multiplayer gaming, as well as cloud gaming and the resultant analysis paralysis, as w

05: Speed Running, Failure, and Communication & Communities in Gaming

May 5th, 2021 1h 17m

This month, the guys discuss speed running and completing Mario 64 in under 10 minutes, failure in gaming and how it isn't really failing, and how communication is gaming isn't what the masses think it is and the communities that grow from it,

04: Artificial Intelligence, Video Game Films & The Console Battle

Apr 7th, 2021 1h 4m

This month, the guys discuss AI and the nature of NPC and enemy intelligence in games, why video games make such terrible films and the battle between console brands as they bay for market share with exclusives and cloud gaming, as well as the

03: Reward Systems, Deliberate Practice & Cognitive Gaming

Mar 3rd, 2021 45m 30s

This month, the guys discuss rewards systems in gaming and the nature of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, the art of deliberate practice and the effect it has on our enjoyment of gaming, cognitive gaming and the various ways we can use brain in

02: Sound Effects, Sexualisation and Death

Feb 3rd, 2021 51m 33s

This month, the guys discuss their favourite sound effects, sexualisation and ideals in video games and what it would take to change the status quo, the joyous topic of death and what games can teach us about this inevitability, as well as a mo

01: Gaming Addiction, VR and Online Relationships

Jan 6th, 2021 55m 15s

This month, the guys discuss what it means to be a gaming addict, the colossal force that is the loot box industry, virtual reality and Alex's experience with the 'chunder helmet', online relationships and Chris' WOW guild meetup, and reaction